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It's time
for the next Canalway Band of Geocaching Buckeyes (C.B.G.B.)
event!!!
Group History
C.B.G.B. was formed in 2009 by cachers W8TTS, n8lgp, ak8b, and the
hiking viking.
With the rapidly growing population of geocachers in northeast Ohio
a need was realize for a smaller club closer to the canal waters of
Summit, Stark, Portage, Medina, and Cuyahoga counties.
This club is open to anyone regardless where your home coordinates
may be. It will exclude no one. There will be no dues or oaths you
have to take. No allegiances to swear. No officers will be elected.
The name alone will bind this group together.
C.B.G.B. is in no way trying to replace the oldest cache club
already here in northeast Ohio, NEOGeo, but rather we organized a
club to provide more geoevent opportunities locally for cachers
near the canal waters to get together more often for cache
fellowship.
NEOGeo currently holds a monthly coffee house type
event called Sittin' Round Talkin' Cache (SRTC) GCK5E6. SRTC
travels around northeast Ohio's many counties throughout the year.
It is the oldest active geo-event in the country and it is an event
that shouldn't be missed! You'll find many cachers there and
attendance is great at them.
C.B.G.B. will have group socials and cacher education events.
Social events such as coffee nights, potluck cookouts in the parks,
fireside chats, etc. And education type events where newer (and
older) cachers can get hands on training on how to fully use the
capabilities of their GPS, cache hunting techniques, learn about
GSAK and cachemate, how to hide a cache, or how to figure out a
puzzle caches, how to ask a land owner for permission. Anything
goes! When we hear about or see a need from a cacher, we'll try to
hold an event to address it. Educated cachers make great
ambassadors to our hobby. The more you know, the more you'll enjoy
caching!
On May 2, 2000, at approximately midnight, eastern savings time,
the great blue switch* controlling selective availability was
pressed. Twenty-four satellites around the globe processed their
new orders, and instantly the accuracy of GPS technology improved
tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers around the world had an
instant upgrade.
On May 3, one such enthusiast, Dave Ulmer, a computer consultant,
wanted to test the accuracy by hiding a navigational target in the
woods. He called the idea the "Great American GPS Stash Hunt" and
posted it in an internet GPS users' group. The idea was simple:
Hide a container out in the woods and note the coordinates with a
GPS unit…
The finder would then have to locate the container with only the
use of his or her GPS receiver. The rules for the finder were
simple: "Take some stuff, leave some stuff."
On May 3rd he placed his own container, a black bucket, in the
woods near Beaver Creek, Oregon, near Portland. Along with a
logbook and pencil, he left various prize items including videos,
books, software, and a slingshot. He shared the waypoint of his
"stash" with the online community on sci.geo.satellite-nav:
N 45° 17.460 W 122° 24.800
Within three days, two different readers read about his stash on
the Internet, used their own GPS receivers to find the container,
and shared their experiences online. Throughout the next week,
others excited by the prospect of hiding and finding stashes began
hiding their own containers and posting coordinates. Like many new
and innovative ideas on the Internet, the concept spread quickly -
but this one required leaving your computer to participate
Interested in the rest of the story? Find it here: The History of
Geocaching
Event Info
Come join us for fun, food, and fellowship
while we celebrate the 10th anniversary of geocaching!!
When:
May 2, 2010 2-4 PM
Where:
Panera Bread
689 Howe Avenue
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
(330) 928-0112